I’ll try to spare you too much of my soapbox preaching on this, even though I already exercised a little bit of restraint by waiting until this morning to address the topic. No guarantees, though, since I tend to get rolling when I take the pulpit. Not long after the MLBPA issued a statement saying there would be no more negotiations on the financial parameters of the 2020 season and demanding that MLB set the number of games by Monday, the league responded with a scathing statement of its own.
We are disappointed that the MLBPA has chosen not to negotiate in good faith over resumption of play after MLB has made three successive proposals that would provide players, Clubs and our fans with an amicable resolution to a very difficult situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.